Danny Akin – Let’s Run In God’s Race – Hebrews 12:1-3
Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina gives the commencement message at the Spring 2019 Graduation.
Nicholas Ellis – Linguistics and Exegesis – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Ellis has degrees from Union University, Trinity Western University, and the University of Oxford, where he earned a D.Phil. in Theology (New Testament). He is the author of The Hermeneutics of Divine Testing: Cosmic Trials and Biblical Interpretation in the Epistle of James and Other Jewish Literature. He has also contributed chapters to several scholarly books, including The Greek Verb Revisited. Dr. Ellis has a background in both international mission work and the academy. He was raised in Brazil and has spent much of his life living abroad, working and teaching in South America, Western and Eastern Europe, and East Africa. His academic career has focused on biblical studies (primarily Jewish and Christian origins) and biblical languages. He currently serves as the CEO of EDiGlobal, an organization promoting biblical and theological education across the global Christian community. He also serves as a member of the teaching faculty at Grace School of Theology (Houston, TX).
Steven Runge – Word Order – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Runge received his BA in Speech Communication (Western Washington University), a Master of Theological Studies in Biblical Languages (Trinity Western Seminary in Langley, B.C.), and Doctor of Literature in Biblical Languages (University of Stellenbosch in South Africa). He serves as Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software and as a research associate affiliated with the Department of Ancient Studies, University of Stellenbosch. He is the author of Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament: A Practical Introduction for Teaching and Exegesis, High Definition Commentary: Philippians, and High Definition Commentary: Romans. He also edited Discourse Studies and Biblical Interpretation: A Festschrift in Honor of Stephen H. Levinsohn and co-edited with Christopher Fresch The Greek Verb Revisited (2015).
Michael Aubrey – The Perfect Tense – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Michael Aubrey earned a M.A. in Linguistics and Exegesis from Trinity Western University in British Columbia, Canada. His thesis was titled “The Greek Perfect and the Categorization of Tense and Aspect: Toward a Descriptive Apparatus for Operators in Role and Reference Grammar.” He also studied at the Canada Institute of Linguistics. He specializes in Cognitive-Functional approaches to language, with particular interest in Koine Greek. Currently, he works as a Language Editor for Logos Bible Software but is in the process of transitioning to Wycliffe Bible Translators/SIL International. He is also the senior editor for Koine-Greek.com, which focuses on making technical linguistic research more accessible and available for students and scholars.
Jonathan Pennington – Voice (Including Deponency) – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Pennington is Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation and the Director of Research Doctoral Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). He has published a variety of articles, reviews, and Greek and Hebrew language tools, in addition to the books Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew, Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction, and The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing.
Danny Akin – Spiritual Exercises That Will Make You Strong – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22
Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Seminary, preaches on the vital importance of diligence in Spiritual Exercises to every believer’s personal walk with God in order for the fulfillment of the Great Commission to be completed.
Con Campbell – Tense and Aspect – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Campbell is Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He previously served as Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Greek at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia. He holds a Ph.D. from Macquarie University. His publications include Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek, Advances in the Study of Greek: New Insights for Reading the New Testament, and Paul and Union with Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study, which was the 2014 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Biblical Studies. Dr Campbell is a speaker, author, documentary presenter, and professionally trained jazz musician. He divides his time between living in Australia with his family and teaching in the US.
Rob Plummer – The Ideal Beginning Grammar? – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Plummer is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and both his M.Div and Ph.D from Southern Seminary. Dr. Plummer has authored or co-authored several books, (including some of my personal favorites) including Greek for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving New Testament Greek (Baker, 2017), Going Deeper with New Testament Greek: An Intermediate Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the New Testament (B&H, 2016), and 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible (Kregel, 2010). He as served in missionary assignments in China, Israel, Ghana, Malaysia, Cuba, and Turkey. Dr. Plummer is perhaps most widely known for his role in founding and hosting the screencast, The Daily Dose of Greek.
T. Michael W. Halcomb – Living Language Approach – Linguistics & New Testament Greek Conference 2019
Dr. Halcomb is Professor of Biblical Languages at Pacific Rim Christian University (Honolulu, HI). He also teaches Latin and Rhetoric at Trinity Christian School (Kailua, HI). He holds a Bachelor of Science (Kentucky Christian University), a Master of Divinity (Lexington Theological Seminary), a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (Asbury Theological Seminary), a Master of Arts in Linguistic Theory (University of Kentucky), and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (New Testament Focus) from Asbury Theological Seminary. Dr. Halcomb is the founder of the Conversational Koine Institute, and is the co-founder of GlossaHouse, which publishes works in the areas of language, hermeneutics, and pedagogy. He is the author of several books and articles, including Speak Koine Greek and Entering the Fray: A Primer on New Testament Issues for the Church and Academy. He is also the editor of the book Kingdom Rhetoric: New Testament Explorations in Honor of Ben Witherington III.
